Forthcoming Events

FEBRUARY

• 12 February, IP in the Gaming Industry, Geneva and online.
• 17 February: Sir Richard Arnold 10th Anniversary Annual Lecture, London.
• 25 February: Project Launch: Catalyzing AI’s Potential in Africa Through Intellectual Property Innovation, Pretoria and online.

 

MARCH

• 4 March: Music, Copyright, and Contracts in the Age of AI: Out of Tune or Perfect Harmony?, London and online.
• 12-13 March: Annual Conference on EU Law in the Pharmaceutical Sector, Brussels and online. IPKat readers are entitled to a 20% discount using VIP code IPKAT2026ERA at checkout (it can be combined with the early bird discount where applicable)
• 16-17 March: Global IP Exchange Europe, Amsterdam.
• 18 March: IP Agreements: Research and Development Agreements, online.
• 19 March: How to Protect And Manage Trade Secret Assets, online.
• 19 March: IP Agreements: Patent License Agreements, online.
• 26 March: Retromark: The Conference, London.
• 31 March-1 April: AI Regulation Early-Career Researchers Conference 2026, Glasgow.

APRIL

• 8-10 April: 33rd Fordham Annual IP Conference, New York City (NY).
• 29 April-2 May: CREATe Spring School 2026: Remaking Creativity, Glasgow.
• 30 April: JIPLP's 20th Anniversary Conference, London.

MAY

• 2-6 May: 2026 INTA Annual Meeting, London.
• 7-8 May: Annual Conference on European Media Law, Trier and online. IPKat readers are entitled to a 20% discount using VIP code IPKAT2026ERA at checkout (it can be combined with the early bird discount where applicable)
• 18 May: Leuven IP and AI Conference 2026, Leuven.
• 21-22 May: IP Case Law Conference (IPCLC) 2026, Alicante and online.

JUNE

• 10-12 June: UNION-IP Congress 2026, Amsterdam. IPKat readers are entitled to a discount in the registration fee as explained here.
• 17 June: ALAI 2026 Next Generation Event, The Hague.
• 17-19 June: TILTing Perspectives, Tilburg.
• 18-19 June: ALAI Congress 2026: Copyright and Free Expression in the Age of Algorithms, The Hague.
• 24 June: IBIL PhD Conference 2026, London.
• 28 June-1 July: 2026 ATRIP Annual Congress, São Paulo.
• 29 June-3 July: Summer Course on European Intellectual Property Law, Trier. IPKat readers are entitled to a 20% discount using VIP code IPKAT2026ERA at checkout (it can be combined with the early bird discount where applicable)

SEPTEMBER

• 7-11 September: Summer Course on AI, Digital and Information Technology Law in the EU, online. IPKat readers are entitled to a 20% discount using VIP code IPKAT2026ERA at checkout (it can be combined with the early bird discount where applicable)
• 30 September (course start): European Patent Litigation Certificate Course 2026/2027.

OCTOBER

• 1-2 October: International Intellectual Property Conference, Salzburg.

NOVEMBER

• 25-27 November: Annual Conference on European Copyright Law, online. IPKat readers are entitled to a 20% discount using VIP code IPKAT2026ERA at checkout (it can be combined with the early bird discount where applicable)